Oregon OSHA Fines Bend Contractor $103K for Repeated Fall Protection Violations April 1, 2024 The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a Bend construction company $103,438 for repeatedly violating a requirement to provide...
Cryptocurrency Asset Platform Settles with Oregon over Violations April 1, 2024 The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation reached a settlement agreement in principle with a cryptocurrency asset platform for violating state...
Berkeley to Halt Ban on Natural Gas Piping in New Buildings March 28, 2024 The city of Berkeley, California, has agreed to halt enforcement of a ban on natural gas piping in new homes...
Louisiana’s Temple Seeks Reform in Response to State Farm’s California Cuts March 28, 2024 By Ezra Amacher Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple pointed to State Farm’s decision to non-renew policies in the California market as a warning...
Former California Insurance Agent Found Guilty of Taking $1.2M from Victims March 28, 2024 Former licensed insurance agent Brett E. Lovett, 53, of Camarillo, California, was found guilty of 29 felony counts including grand...
California Beefing up Recruitment for Inspectors to Better Enforce Workplace Laws March 28, 2024 California’s Department of Industrial Relations is beefing up a statewide effort to recruit inspectors and investigators throughout California to more...
Hospitality Workers Ratify New Contract with 34 Southern California Hotels March 27, 2024 By John Antczak Thousands of Southern California hospitality workers overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with 34 hotels after repeated strikes since the summer,...
People Moves: Liberty Names Orozco Employee Benefits Producer in Calfornia March 27, 2024 The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers named Christopher Orozco an employee benefits producer. Orozco will be based in California. Orozco got...
Subpoenas on Agencies and Officials Delay Release of Key Report into Deadly Hawaii Wildfire March 27, 2024 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Hawaii’s attorney general blamed a delay of the release of a key report into a deadly Maui wildfire on county...
People Moves: Aspire in California Names McQuaid VP of Product; CWCI Elects 2024 Board of Directors March 26, 2024 Aspire Appoints McQuaid VP of Product Aspire General Insurance, headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California, named Pam McQuaid vice president of...